P.P.P.P.S. Let us regale you (and sometimes serenade you) with the songs of Season One. All credit to the artists in this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60gRO73LU1yl7BWIzA138r?si=78fa5cd3436a44bd (Also we didn't make any money off this episode. Not complaining, just a legal note) Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki...
Aug 12, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 25
P.P.P.S. We utilized our vocabulary from the Word of the Day segment to sum up the season's events! Spoiler alert for the entire series of season one! Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki
Jul 29, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 25
P.P.S. We ranked the town events of Mystic Falls from Season 1. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki
Jul 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 24
P.S. We tallied up the takes and stakes of season one. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram or email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com Editing by Brigid Artwork by Nikki
Jul 01, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Founders Day! We made it!! Through season one!!! Alive and one year older!!!! Get on your float and let's take a ride. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Suicide-coded scenes 00:20:10 - 00:20:30, 01:08:12 - 0:1:09:33 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix and the CW fo...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Isobel! The bitch is back. And damn, what a woman. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly with this bi-coded villain. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Please be advised that we speak about biphobia, transphobia, and sexual violence for the first 15 minutes of the podcast. Biphobia / Transphobia 00:00:45-00:15:25 Gone With the Wind conversation / slaver...
May 07, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Blood Brothers! #JohnGilbertmustdie #WeHateJohnGilbert4ever #Mr.Gilbertmayyourotinhell #GoAwayJohnGilbert #MissMeWithThatJohnGilbert #RickIsDrivingUs #SeriouslyDoesAnyoneLikeThatGuy #JessIsWrongJohnGilbertSucks #JusticeForPearl #JusticeForHarper #WeCallHimJackass Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- This episode’s plot revolves around the personal choice of wh...
Apr 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Miss Mystic Falls! Rise up Delena fans, it’s your moment!! We talk all about Damon and Elena’s chemistry and the bandwagon Stefan has fallen completely off of. Join us, and our guest host, for one of our absolute favorite episodes. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Themes of alcoholism & disordered eating 00:25:00-00:29:25 Abusive Relationship / Gasligh...
Apr 22, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Under Control! The town’s favorite son is back and he’s SUCH A JACKASS! Also he’s got a nice hunk of jewelry. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Themes of alcoholism & disordered eating 00:04:30 - 00:06:55, 00:10:50 - 00:11:00, 00:21:00 - 00:23:55, 00:26:50 - 00:27:05, 00:29:00 - 00:30:22, 00:30:45 - 00:30:57, 00:34:45 - 00:35:16, 00:35:55 - 00:36:05, 00...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Let the Right One In! Join us for a sting operation with TWO Harrison Fords! Elena is about to do something very brave, and very very dumb…. Go go Gryffindor!! Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Torture 00:17:10-00:17:50 Coded LGBT coming out not going well 00:32:40 - 00:33:09 -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix and...
Apr 08, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to There Goes the Neighborhood! We apologize in advance for some audio issues. Maybe Anna, the technologically advanced vampire, can help us troubleshoot, and learn how to use a remote control and stuff. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 00.29.45 - 00.30.05 Triggering language around racial power dynamics -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme son...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Dear Podcast Listener, APRIL FOOLS!!!! We have a special bonus episode for you! It’s a little niche book about a teenage girl that falls in love with a vampire. As their love blossoms conflict ensues as a dangerous vampire comes to town…. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Trigger Warnings- Note, a lot of this episode covers problematic relationships and ideas. A general TW for the following throughout: Controlling relationships Gaslighting Anxiety & Depression Grooming Some especially rough par...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to A Few Good Men! We’re back! And so is Kelly Donovan?!? This ought to be good…. Say how much are you willing to auction for a date with Damon Salvatore? Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 00:11:40 - 00:15:40 Compulsion date rape/abuse 00:31:00-00:31:40 Home invasion & Murder 00:32:27-00:33:00 Slavery -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme son...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Dear Podcast Listener, We're going on spring break (like season 1 of TVD did many long years ago)! We'll be back March 25th, just in time for Nikki's favorite part of the year. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid Artwork by Nikki Editing by Nikki
Feb 18, 2022•4 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Fool Me Once! We call in fire, earth, air, and water from the tap as we entrance you with a tale of great loss and Indiana-Jones-like triumph. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 00:08:30 - 00:08:45 mention of date rape -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. Editing by Nikki Artwork by Nikki...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Children of the Damned! It’s family night! Now that we are all gathered together let’s talk about trust and history, both fictional and real. We discuss TVDs continued white washing of the Civil War era and as always what we like and didn’t like about this week’s episode. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Disscussions of slavery and civil war era flashbacks...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Unpleasantville! We hope you have your ticket to the BEST Mystic Falls event so far - the 50s decade dance. Correction to what we said in this podcast: it is the NINTH event of season 1 so far, not the big 1-0. But it’s the big 1-0 in our hearts. A-WHOP-BOP-A-LOO-BOP, A WOP-BenoftheMysticGrill. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 00:47:30 - 00:47:50 hair-pull...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Bloodlines! We’re back baby, and with a special guest!! It’s off to Georgia we go where we try to sort out our complicated feelings on Damon being both awesome and the absolute worst. We hope you had a nice holiday and are ready to dive back into teenage vampire drama with us! Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- General discussions about vampire teenage age d...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Dear Podcast Listener, Your podcast hosts are together for the holidays and wanted to bring you some Christmas cheer with a Mystic Falls-inspired song. Just imagine us singing it (well, Brigid singing it and Nikki playing the tambourine) on the Mystic Grill's stage. Wishing you and yours Happy Holidays and we'll see you in '22 on the 21st of January! Sincerely, Nikki and Brigid PS (SPOILERS) There might be a teensey weensey spoilery mention at 03:40 for Episode 11 of Season 1, and a spoiler for ...
Dec 26, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Turning Point! Winter hiatus is upon us! We’ll be back in late January, when the first season of TVD returned 12 long years ago… In the meantime, send us your word-of-the-day sentences about the TVD characters, insights, and any questions about Nikki’s houseplant, Jeremy, to our email: dearvampdiaries@gmail.com Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid Timestamps: 00:20:00 - 00:21:03, 00:42:15 - 00:42:45 Kidnapping, depictions of violence 00:33:33 - 00:34:03, 00:41:30 -...
Nov 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to History Repeating Happy Halloween!!! Oh wait… we did that already?? Well, this sure feels like the Halloween episode! Join us as we freak over unsupervised seances, spooky ghosts, and cryptic history teachers! Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 54:50-55:40 - Discussion of slavery -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix ...
Nov 13, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to 162 Candles! If you thought we cried a lot last week, this week we will drown you in 162 teardrops that we shed, forming a pool as deep as an ocean, an ocean that contains “Damon’s” “medallion” (yes double quotes) and the treasure of Cortés himself and Nikki’s houseplant, Jeremy. Make sense? No? Sorry. We’re emotionally exhausted. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Wa...
Nov 06, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Haunted! Happy Halloween!!! Join us as we chat about Vicki Donovan's potential, holier-than-thou Elena Gilbert, and make one or two or five Harry Potter references. Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 39:00-39:10 - Lack of believing allegations 42:30-42:53 - Talk about roofing drinks 44:04-44:34 - Abuser dismissal of abuse 54:15-54:40 - Attack and talk about ...
Oct 30, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Lost Girls! Known to us as the episode where there is no big Mystic Falls event! Whaaaaat? Make way for sexy rafter dancing, packages from Rome, and polyamory, oh my! Sincerely, Nikki & Brigid PS Still having some audio issues this week, please don’t worry - it’s not your headphones! -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- 00.04.40 - 00.10.07 cavalier use of traumatic events in history - ...
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to You’re Undead to Me! Elena’s got questions and is looking for answers!! Not even a Sexy Suds Car Wash can distract her from her hunch! Our hearts break for Crow Paul Wesley… Oh and we're sad for Zach too, we guess. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki P.s. We had some audio issues in this episode, we apologize for the disruption!! -Follow us- @dearvampdiaries on Twitter and Instagram Email us at dearvampdiaries@gmail.com -Trigger Warnings- Abusive relationship : 12.10-...
Oct 16, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Family Ties! Do you have your invite? The Lockwoods are throwing a boring-ass party. Join us as we learn about the who’s who of Mystic Falls! Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Trigger Warnings- Abusive relationship: 15.27-16.15 & 48.15-55.00 We want safety for you. If you need help please consider the resources below and take care. United States: https://www.thehotline.org/ “Internet usage can be monitored and is impossible to erase completely. If you’re concer...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 4
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to Friday Night Bites! Today Nikki is pouting over the lack of a big game… More importantly today we are working out how TVD makes us both love and hate Damon. We hope you love this episode as much as Elena wants everyone to love stefan. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Trigger Warnings- Abusive relationship: 2.20-3.49 & 17.20-18.00 -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source. Editing by Brigid Artwork ...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to The Night of The Comet! This event carries a looming threat of exposition and thinly veiled metaphors. We are cringing at some poorly written dialogue, but loving our first Elena & Damon scene! Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Trigger Warnings- Sexual Assault/ Abusers : 26.30-28.04 & 46.50-49.25 & 1:09.27-1:10.07 Psychological Torment: 51.45 - 55.07 -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank you to Netflix and the CW for our source...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dear Podcast Listener, Welcome to the Pilot! We are beginning our adventure and soaking in all the fog, crows, and animal attacks we can get! Join us as we simultaneously swoon over the meet-cutes and question the dining styles of our favorite Salvatore brothers. Sincerely, Brigid & Nikki -Trigger Warnings- Grooming/Power Dynamics / Age: 34.20 - 35.31 & 46.15-52.50 Sexual Assault : 1:08.30 - 1:15.20 Stalking : 39.37 - 41.40 -Credits- Thank you to Patrick Hornig for our theme song! Thank ...
Sep 11, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 1
EPISODE 0 Dear Podcast Listener, For nearly a decade, we have lived our normal adult lives, hiding our love for TVD, alone in the world, until now. We are starting a podcast, and this is our intro. Welcome to the intro episode of Dear Vampire Diaries. In the episode we (Brigid & Nikki) introduce ourselves as your co-hosts & discuss why we felt the need to spend countless hours of our lives rewatching a beloved show from our teenage years. If you loved this show when it aired, or are inte...
Sep 10, 2021•32 min
